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Agricultural Building at, Orchard Barn, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden (Submitted as: Orchard Barn, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8DH)

Granted Ashford NOT/2026/0970 Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior approval for a change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one residential dwelling and associated operational development.

As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0970

Application record

Reference
NOT/2026/0970
Type
Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Decided
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Biddenden
Parish
Biddenden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN27 8DH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 17 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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